Baseball Game Preview: Triton Central Tigers vs. Eastern Hancock Royals

Tigers

Runs

04/16/25 @ Speedway	11
04/15/25 vs Speedway	12
04/12/25 @ Providence	0
04/11/25 vs Shelbyville	7
04/10/25 vs Beech Grove	10
04/08/25 @ Beech Grove	13

The Triton Central Tigers will take on the Eastern Hancock Royals at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Triton Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.

Triton Central's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Speedway as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Sparkplugs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

The team relied heavily on Brayden Hoover, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in May of 2024.

Wapahani hit Eastern Hancock with a four-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Royals lost 10-2 to the Raiders. The defeat continues a trend for the Royals in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost six in a row.

Eastern Hancock saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Rouse, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. Conner Wittgren also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Eastern Hancock's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Triton Central, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.

Eastern Hancock's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Triton Central has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .476. It's a different story for Eastern Hancock, though, as they've only averaged .308. Will they be able to contain Triton Central's hitters?

Triton Central couldn't quite finish off Eastern Hancock when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 13-11. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.